What color is #292824?

#292824 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292824?

The RGB value is 41, 40, 36: 41 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292824?

The complementary color is #242529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292824 color

#292824 rgb(41, 40, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #292824 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 15.7% green and 14.1% blue (41, 40, 36).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 6% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#292824 color codes

HEX	`#292824`
RGB	`rgb(41, 40, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 15.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 6%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.09, -0.46, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.09, 2.83, 99.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.992, 2.116, 1.972)`
Decimal	`2697252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292824, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #292824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #292824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292824; }
.text { color: #292824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 40 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292824, #282924); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292824?: #292824 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292824?: The RGB value is 41, 40, 36: 41 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292824?: The complementary color is #242529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.